What is Reiki?

Reiki is a simple hands-on therapy originating in Japan that stimulates the body’s natural healing systems and promotes healing on all levels.
The original term for Reiki is 'Shin Shin Kaizen Usui Reiki Ryoho' or 'Usui Reiki Treatment Method for Improvement of Body and Mind'. It was founded and developed by Mikao Usui in 1922.  It is a totally safe complementary therapy that can be used with any condition.

What is Jikiden Reiki?

There are many kinds of Reiki available today.  What makes Jikiden Reiki unique is that it retains the original Reiki teachings and techniques from Japan, maintaining its grounding, simplicity and depth.  As Jikiden Reiki has not been westernised, it could also be described as Reiki in its complete, authentic Japanese form. 

Jikiden means 'directly passed down' and relates to the same simple way the original Japanese founder and his students practiced.  One of Mikao Usui’s prominent students, Dr Chujiro Hayashi, ran a Reiki centre in Tokyo and taught numerous students. Among those students was a young woman named Chiyoko Yamaguchi.  Chiyoko Yamaguchi practiced Reiki for the rest of her life, helping a great number of people, and gaining a host of experience for 65 years.  In her later years, she and her son, Tadao, decided to teach what she had learned openly and give people in Japan and the rest of the world the chance to learn Reiki as she had learned it in the 1930s.

How can Reiki help me?

Reiki can provide emotional support to help one cope with life's challenges, promoting a stronger balance within your body to create a feeling of being centred.  It offers a sense of calm peacefulness which helps during times of high stress or when going through longer-term health challenges. 

In times of great emotional stress Reiki is particularly beneficial, such as times of grief and for when undergoing emotional trauma.  It is also understood to assist the body’s natural healing capacity when challenges arise.  Many people describe life as simply 'easier to manage' when they receive Reiki.

About Reiki treatments

Reiki treatments are perfectly safe and support your body’s natural healing mechanisms to promote deep relaxation.  Jikiden Reiki is a hands on treatment where you are fully clothed.  Energy is focused on areas where it is most needed.  This is fully explained during the initial consultation.  Reiki can safely be used alongside any conventional and complementary treatments or therapies. 

If you are worried about any symptoms it is important that you consult a doctor.  I do not diagnose any condition nor do I prescribe or alter medication, although it is recommended that you monitor any prescribed medications as your body begins to work more effectively. 

What will I feel?

Everyone’s experience of Reiki is unique.  Most people find Reiki enormously relaxing and often report feeling a profound sense of wellbeing and deep relaxation.  This effect of inner calm often lasts long after the session is over.  Usually, Reiki is felt as a gentle, calming experience and many clients feel positively energised after a session.

How much Reiki will I need?

One Reiki session will be from 45 - 90 minutes.  Reiki therapy is a process of healing, therefore a course of treatments is generally recommended to facilitate deeper healing.  The first step is to try a session and experience Jikiden Reiki treatment.  Get in touch and I can make a recommendation based on your circumstances.

How much is a session?

A one hour session would be £45 and 90 mins £60.  This would include pre and post treatment discussion.

Where a treatment is likely to require more than one session, these are likely to be reduced and will be discussed prior to the treatment commencing.